Blog: Archive for the “News” Category

McSweeney’s is the home of much irreverent and sardonic comedy writing. Recently, the site posted a piece by Helen Coster, where she writes about her rationale for applying to law school, offering the typical cliches and the obvious truth. A read of her piece might be a nice break for those struggling to express their most sincere … Read More  

How competitive a year will 2009-2010 be for b-school? mbaMission Founder Jeremy Shinewald strives to answer this question in an article for Beat the GMAT. You might be surprised to find out that he thinks that application volume just might drop, ever so slightly. 

The MBA admissions world is not just competitive from the candidate perspective but also from the schools’ perspectives. What do you do if some your competitors – MIT, HBS and Stanford – start to tap another pool of students by accepting the GRE? You follow suit, of course. NYU is now accepting the GRE and … Read More  

Last year, we posted a simple offer on the BusinessWeek message boards: “free ding review!” We had noticed that there were a few confused and disappointed applicants out there, and we wanted to do something to help them improve their chances for the coming year. Well, the response was overwhelming, so we are back this … Read More  

Yesterday, we posted the first part of a two part interview with Philip Delves Broughton, an HBS graduate (’06) who wrote the controversial book, “Ahead of the Curve.”  We interviewed Delves Broughton to better understand his intentions and motivations as well as others’ reactions to his book and are publishing the second part of the interview … Read More